Hotel tax to swell Iowa City Coralville convention bureau budget
A new 5 percent hotel motel tax set for Coralville on July 1 and Iowa City possibly April 1 boosts the Iowa City Coralville Convention Bureau budget from 20 000 to about 143 500 in 1983. A nine member planning committee will oversee the transition and ensure funds are justified before council approval. The tax is projected to raise 200 000 to 420 000 annually in Coralville and about 89 054 in Iowa City with potential increases if a downtown hotel is built.
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J. McCauley
Coralville
Iowa City
Convention Bureau
Michael Kattchee
Kattchee
Chambers of Commerce
Bureau
Coralville Transit’s ad venture nets $44 000 in four months
Coralville’s bus system earned a potential 42 000 from IDOT plus 2 000 for organizing ads after selling 61 contract months to seven businesses. The 1 100 raised is slated for the general fund to offset operations as city eyes broader on board advertising opportunities.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Coralville
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Michael Kattchee
Ing Venture
Kattchee
Iowa to spend 826000 on cheese giveaway over two years
Iowa DSS officials say the surplus cheese butter and other dairy products given to needy residents will cost 826000 over two years to cover administration delivery and storage. About 4600 volunteers have distributed nearly 6 million pounds to 376000 people since last February with 15 pounds of cheese and two pounds of butter per recipient. The program may exceed 826000 if the USDA continues the giveaway. current stockpiles total 2.9 billion dollars in value across cheese butter and non fat milk products.
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Gazette Wire Services
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Social Services
DSS
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Two Eastern Iowans Die In Separate Highway Crashes
Dixie Dawn Pearce, 19, of Washburn died in a one car crash on Highway 218 west of Vinton after losing control and rolling into a ditch. Guy William French, 45, of rural Brooklyn died in a head on collision on a Poweshiek County Road V-18 north of Brooklyn late Saturday. Walter Kalinay, 20, of Chelsea and passengers David Murty, 18, of Chelsea and Marlene Provin, 20, of Victor were treated and released at Grinnell General Hospital. Wet conditions reportedly did not contribute to the second crash.
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Dixie Dawn Pearce
Washburn
Highway 218
Vinton
Pearce
Benton County
Ment
Virginia Gay Hospital
Iowa
Guy William French
Brooklyn
French
Walter Kalinay
Chelsea
Kalinay
David Murty
Marlene Provin
Victor
Grinnell General Hospital
Three hurt in Jones County two car crash near Morley
A two vehicle collision on Jones County Road X-40 near Morley hospitalized three people. William Milder 37 Solon and Albert Fisher 61 Mechanicsville collided after Fisher failed to yield. Susan Milder 34 Solon sustained multiple injuries. Denise Baier 15 Solon minor injuries. Fisher treated at Anamosa hospital with neck and back injuries. Condition stabilized.
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Morley
William Milder
Solon
Albert Fisher
Mechanicsville
Fisher
Susan Milder
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Milder
Anamosa Community Hospital
Early Bird Classes Proposed for Iowa High School
Iowa City officials plan two weekly early morning physical education sessions for next fall. Students must carry seven periods daily and arrive by 7 20 a.m. with class starting around 7 25. The move follows prior board decisions to retain early morning PE amid seven 50 minute periods.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa
David Cronin
Cronin
Two Ames men held on terrorism charges after shotgun knife threat
Story County authorities detained two Ames men, Todd Nordin and Kevin Frazier, both 18, on terrorism and concealed weapon counts following a dispute outside the Dallas Club in Ames. They allegedly threatened Jeffrey Kuehl and his wife Debbie. Kuehl suffered a broken hand.
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Nevada
Iowa
UPI
Story County
Ames
Todd Nordin
Kevin Frazier
Dallas
Nordin
Jeffrey Kuehl
Frazier
Kuehl
Debbie
Tough recruiting in Dubuque highlights midwest appeal
In Dubuque executive recruiters say the city battles a reputation as dull for new leaders, while Chamber official Melissa Nebelsick promotes quality of life and arts. Analyst John Johnson sees potential shifts as high tech moves into the Midwest and fewer relocations to the Sunbelt. Local notes cover UNI faculty evaluations, a Kmart robbery arrest in Cedar Rapids, marijuana paraphernalia charges, and the Artisans Market set for Dec 4 at Old Brick in Iowa City.
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Dubuque
United States
Upper Midwest
John Johnson
Johnson
Sunbelt
Midwest
Ottumwa Man's Death Suspected Hit-and-Run
Police in Ottumwa investigate the death of Jeffrey DeWitt found near a meat-packing plant Saturday night. An autopsy was done but results not released, with chief detective Hugh McElroy noting a possible hit-and-run and confirming tests for toxic substances. DeWitt, in his twenties, age undetermined.
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Ottumwa
Ottuma
Jeffrey DeWitt
Ottuwa
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Hugh McElroy
McElroy
DeWitt
Three Drivers Charged in Linn County DUI Sweep
Three people were arrested in Linn County early Sunday on drunk driving charges. Carlos L. Isaac, Kevin L. Struve, and Jeanne M. Flaucher faced additional counts including speeding traffic violations and disobeying signals. Isaac was stopped at 1:55 a.m. near Third Avenue SE. Struve at 1:05 a.m. on Sixth Avenue SW. Flaucher at 2:00 a.m. at 18th Street and 16th Avenue SW.
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Linn County
Carlos L. Isaac
Third Ave
Iowa
Kevin L. Struve
Shellsburg
Sixth Avenue
Jeanne M. Flaucher
Rogers Road
18Th Street
16Th Avenue
West High's Ben Van Zante among five honored journalism educators
Iowa City West High School veteran Ben Van Zante received the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund distinguished adviser award on November 21 in Chicago during a national convention of high school journalism teachers and students.
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Iowa City — West
Ben van Zante
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
West
Chicago
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